Clothes hanger



July 5,1927. 1,634,750

D. D. JONES CLOTHES HANGER I Filed Jan. 19, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

00742 r/ wyt ATTORNEYS July 5 1927.

D. D. JONES CLOTHES HANGER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 19. 1927 A TTORNEY. S

outside of or within doors, it is designed more particularly for setting up in a room, for example, a kitchen; and for this purpose its structure is such that it may be readily assembled to upright position ona stable base, and its hanging-line unit vertically adjusted within reach of the .user and then lifted to the ceiling to .be fully out ,of the Patented July 5, 1927.

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My invention relates to the class of hangers especially adapted for suspending clothes, particularly for drying them. Although the DAVID'D. JONES, or on rtnnn, cnn ron vin.

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Application filed January 19, 1927. Serial 1Y0. 162,019.

device may be used in any suitable location apart for packing.

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This type of clothes hanger is exemplified by my former Letters Patent No..1,037,487 dated September 3rd, 1912; and as my present invention is an improvement upon the device therein disclosed, said patent may be referred to in the present connection.

In the drawings Any device of this nature must be capable ing lines.

present invention concerns this matter of of Fig. 4.

shipping convenience, and is attained by a novel construction of the hanging-line unit whereby its separated side bars when removed from the supporting cross bar maybe side bars, brought close together and the numerous and relatively long line-wires connecting the side bars may fold and bend neatly and without crossbar.

kinking or entangling.

The hanging-line unit may thus be'reduced to relatively small 7, the bolt being omitted.

compass for shipment Withoutsuch distor: tion as would tend to defeat expansion of the unit to perfect shape.

; Fig.9 is a perspective vi nigdine unit when folded for shipment.

In Fig. l thenumeials 1, 1 are the posts prove the sectional structure of the supporting cross bar whereby it is rendered more r gid ,as a whole, and is adapted to be taken Other objects of my invention will appear in the course of the following description, read in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my clothes-hanger, though it is to be understood that changesmay be made-Without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by and within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my clothes hanger set up in a room, the hanging-line unit being elevated part way. I

I ig. 2 is aside view of one'end of the dey vice showing the arrangement of the hoist- Fig. 3 is a view of the same at right angles Fig. 4 is atop ,view showing the connec= tion of the supporting bar with the Jfollower Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly in section,

Fig. 7 is a side elevation broken, showing he sectional structure of the supporting ew of the hang- Fig. 6 is a section, enlarged, ontheline v 6-6'of Fig.4, showing the novel pivotal connection of the hanging Wireswith the Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig.

Another object of my invention is to so of the structure set up in a room. To insure 9ov arrange the association. of the hanging-line unit and its supporting cross bar, with the hoisting mechanism, as to automatically compensate for'any lengthening of the hoisting room.

lines, so that said unit is kept level; and this novel association hasa furtherobject of providing a simpleand effective releasablejoint, insuring the lateral stability of the hangingline unit.

their stability, they may have foot brackets 2 or they may be'otherwise braced or secured or clamped .to the'floor 3 or the wall of the 4 is the supporting cross bar upon which are-adjustably slidablyfitted the side bars 5 which with 'the wires 6 comprise the hanging-line unit of the device. The cross bars 7 is made in sections, three sections being- Another objectof my invention is to im. shown in Figs. 1 and 7, one riding on the.

other two and relatively slidable by means of a tongue 4' in the former and grooves 4 in the lattersee Figs. 7 and 8. The bar 4 may thus be lengthened or shortened and held by bolts 43 and nuts i" and may be disjointed for packing.

When assembled, the sections of the bar at are quite rigid and free from relative rocking movement.

The side bars 5 of the hanging-line unit are adjustably fitted to the end sections of the bar 4: by means of bolts 5 passing through the grooves 4E and nuts 5 on said bolts, as seen in Figs. 4 and 5.

The wires 6 of the hanging-line unit have their ends fastened to the bars 5 in such wise that there is relative rotary play in the connection. This pivoting may be eltected in any suitable manner, but the simplest and preferred way is that shown, in Fig. 6, namely, the wire being bent at 6' and passed freely through the bar, and its projecting end 6" then forwardly bent in the same di rection as that in which said wire ap proaches the bar. This forward bending of the protruding wire end is essential to the security of the wire, for it not so bent, or if bent in a return direction it will pull out under the'weight of the clothes. But with the forward or outward bend as shown in Fig. 6, the wire will not pull out, and though other eXpedients, to prevent pulling out, such as heading up or enlarging the wire ends might be resorted to, the bend shown is the simplest and most ellective form of the pivotal connection.

This pivotal connection between the side bars and the wires is in contradistinction to and decided contrast with former practise, such for example as weaving a continuous wire back and forth, or of Wrapping the wire ends around the bars. With such former connections it would manifestly be inadvisable to attempt'the folding of the hanging-wire unit by bringing its side bars close together to pack it for shipment. To do so would kink the wires badly right near the bars, and tangle up their middle portions in such confusion that it would be difficult to straighten them out. But with the pivotal connection herein described, the side bars 5 may be brought close together, and in so doing the wire ends will turn in the bars, and not kink, so that as shown in Fig. 9, a neat bundle in relatively small compass adapted for convenient shipment, even by parcel post, may be made of the unit, the wires lying neatly side by side and their middle portions sutl'ering only a bend of relatively long and consequently safe radius, easily returned to shape.

'When the package is tnus folded for shipment, temporary ties, such as indicated at T and 8 in Fi 9 will be used.

Assembled with one the posts 1 and parallel therewith, as seen in Fig. 1, is a guide rod 9, upon which is slidably mounted, indicated by the eye 10 in Figs. l and 5, a follower block 10.

The hoisting tackle by which the supporting cross bar l and hanging-line unit 5, 6, are raised and lowered not essentially dili'erent from that disclosed in my previous patent hereinbeifore referred to. Such tackle, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 comprises the first rope 11, one end of which is secured at 11 to the follower block 10. Said rope thence passes to and around a pulley 12 in a bracket 13 carried by the upper end or the post 1 and down to a pulley 14 in the follower block; thence up to second pulley '15 in the bracket 13 and down to a cleat 16 on the post. A second rope 17 is secured at one end 1? to the upperend of the opposite post 1, as seen in Fig. 1, and thence passes down around a pulley 18 in the end of the supporting cross bar 4; thence across and parallel with saidbar to a pulley 19 in the block 10 and thence to a fastening 20 on the post 1. By this arrangement the hanging-line unit rises and lowers perfectly horizontal.

The connection between the follower block 10 and the end of the supporting cross bar l must be one which will insure the lateral stability or" the bar and its hangin -line unit, so that they will not tip, this being essential since the other ends of these members are carried only by the second hoisting rope 17. Such stable connection I have provided by means of a novel joint in which is included the further object'of keeping the hanging-line unit level enclwise by automatically compensating forany variation in the length of the hoisting ropes. The joint as shown in Figs. l and 5 comprises aslotted plate 21 secured to and projecting from the follower block 10 and the slotted end 4 of the supporting cross bar 4r which fits over said plate, said end having a cross pin 22 entering and pivotally playing in the slot of the plate 21. Thus the connection is one which is easily made and broken, and at the same time is a laterally stable one, and an endwise pivotal one for the hanging-line unit. 1

I claim l. A clothes hanger comprising a pair of posts; a supporting cross bar carried by and vertically adjustable between said posts; parallel spaced side bars rectangular in cross section fitted upon said cross bar; wires extending between said side bars and having their ends bent and pivotally fitted through the bars from one horizontal surface to the other and thence bent again in the same direction as the approach of said wires to the bars.

2. A clothes hanger comprising a pair of o'os ts; a supporting cross bar between said posts, said bar having, a slotted. end; side lower block over Which the slotted end of bars fitted upon said cross bar at opposite said cross bar is fitted; and a cross pin carends; Wires extending between said side ried by the slotted end of the bar and seated bars; a vertically slidable follower block in the slot of said plate.

5 carried by one of said posts; hoisting lines In testimony whereof I have signed my for suspending said cross bar from the name to this specification. posts; a slotted plate carried by the fol- DAVID D. JONES. 

